Tag Archives: Fine Distinctions

In the minority, I know, but I love January, adore deep winter. So we’re starting this round-up in a classic new year chill. Don’t worry, the weather will warm as we jet along to other climes. But first . . .

This month The Murder Room’s Deborah Valentine explores New York in all its gritty glory, and introduces five authors who chronicle the teeming life of the world’s most exciting city with the greatest of flair and forensic precision.

If you’re looking for a new detective thriller to read, it’s tempting to reach for a British or American known name. But there are dark treasures to be had, further afield. Top ten Murder Room writer Deborah Valentine gives us a taste of what’s in store for those willing to travel . . .

Are the great American detectives remote creatures, escapist heroes whose adventures we can lose ourselves in in an idle moment? Or are they just like us – not perfect, but wanting to do the right thing? Writer and Murder Room author Deborah Valentine gets to the heart of these enduringly popular figures.

Murder Room Top Ten writer Deborah Valentine gets into the heads of some of the finest exponents of the psychological thriller, and finds out what makes these nerve-stretching reads so compelling . . .

Murder Room authors Deborah Valentine and Hilary Norman in conversation about the influence of acting on their work, issues of race and gender, their relationship with their protagonists, and the enduring appeal of writing.

Appropriately, and more by elegant accident than design, we have a Valentine’s post for you today. It’s by Murder Room author Deborah Valentine. And it’s about love and other less edifying relationships – and specifically about how the tension between her characters drives her plots

Today we are proud to be reissuing Deborah Valentine’s Kevin Bryce series. Deborah, a contemporary author with a ‘touch of Margaret Millar’ (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH), is a British author, editor and screenwriter, who at first didn’t even realise she was writing a crime novel until her agent pointed it out to her. Which is fortunate, because two titles in the series, A COLLECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHS and FINE DISTINCTIONS, were later shortlisted for Edgar awards in the US.